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Eriocrania semipurpurella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Eriocraniidae

Scientific name
  
Eriocrania semipurpurella

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Eriocrania

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Eriocrania, Eriocrania sparrmannella, Eriocrania unimaculella, Eriocraniidae, Dyseriocrania subpurpurella

Eriocrania semipurpurella is a moth of the family Eriocraniidae. It is found from Europe to Japan and in North America. The species closely resembles Eriocrania sangii.

The wingspan is 10–16 mm. The moth flies from March to April depending on the location.

The larvae feed on birch.

Subspecies

  • Eriocrania semipurpurella semipurpurella (North America (from eastern Ontario east to Nova Scotia and south to southern New York), from Great Britain through northern and central Europe to Japan)
  • Eriocrania semipurpurella pacifica Clarke, 1978 (southern Alaska and north-western Washington)

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